Los Angeles-based artist Charlie Leal carefully balances color interactions, atmosphere, and unique graphic forms. His work toggles the oppositions of thick and thin, expressive gestures, and hard-to-soft edges, leaving a lasting impression of his creative process. Many works express themes derived from the duality of catastrophe and beauty. A Santa Cruz native, Leal studied fine art at Art Center College of Design.

Mexico-based artist Adriana Jimenez strives to propose multiple interpretations within a single painting. She first creates a gestural image, cuts it into pieces, and reorders it into a grid—removing unnecessary elements to leave only the initial strokes. This process exposes the complexity of what the piece has become. Jimenez trained at Central St. Martins, Columbia University, and Sotheby’s Institute.

Los Angeles artist Alison Van Pelt merges photo-realism, portraiture, and abstraction. She begins with a hand-painted realistic image, then applies linear brushwork to distort and deconstruct the surface. Van Pelt studied at UCLA, Art Center Pasadena, Otis College, and the Florence Academy of Art. Widely collected, her work has been exhibited at LACMA, the Hammer Museum, and the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Italian artist Fabian Albertini, based between Reggio Emilia and Rio de Janeiro, explores perception, movement, and the human relationship with the environment. Combining photography, installation, and overpainted images, her projects document remote fieldwork. Her early work explored consciousness through performances with contemporary dancers, a theme culminating in five published books.

Atlanta-based contemporary artist Garrett Low is deeply inspired by subjects that are organically crafted by time. Using acrylic on canvas, he effectively captures the transformative rawness of life through his distinct paintings. A graduate of the University of North Georgia, Low’s artwork is widely shown and actively collected throughout the United States. He currently lives and works in Atlanta.

Santa Monica-based photographer Lisa Romerein has spent over 35 years studying the relationship between space and light. With roots in photojournalism, she captures everything from architecture and interiors to food and portraits. An accomplished commercial shooter, her work fills major publications and books, including Diane Keaton’s The House that Pinterest Built.

Los Angeles painter Mark Russell Jones creates large-scale oil works exploring geography, light, and terrain. A CCA graduate, he documents global travels through black-and-white photography and drawings, translating his findings into paintings that consider spatial perspectives. Awarded multiple scholar prizes, Jones has exhibited nationally since 1996, and his artwork is held in prominent private collections.

Cape Town-based photographer Michael Lorentz has spent over 35 years guiding safaris across Africa and beyond. His lens documents remote landscapes from Chad and the Namib dunes to Antarctica. Grounded in respect, empathy, and conservation, Lorentz’s intimate wildlife imagery raises awareness for critical environmental projects. He is a widely published, self-taught wilderness photographer.